Music
New Zunes
Last week, Microsoft announced the latest generation of their Zune media players. While the devices themselves are nothing to quickly write home about, one thing definitely was. One fact stood out above all the rest in the announcement of the new Zunes, and that was the fact that the original 30GB Zunes will get a software update that gives them all the new features of the newest generation. So the original Zunes will have podcasting support, as well as support for the updated video codecs.
Songs & Such: “Hello Sunny Weather” by Poor Old Lu
We are almost done with this round of “Songs & Such” for Poor Old Lu songs. Soon we will move into songs from Aaron Sprinkle, Rose Blossom Punch, Fair, and even World Inside. But we still have a couple of “Lu” songs before we look at those. This week song comes off of what was suppose to be Poor Old Lu’s final album.
New Mp3 Player
Okay, I love my iPod. I carry the thing around with me just about everywhere I go. However, since I got my Alpine connector last year, I find that I leave in the car more often then not because that’s where I listen to a majority of my music. I have been thinking about buying [...]
Canceled My eMusic Subscription
I just canceled eMusic subscription in favor of Amazon’s Mp3 Download Store. The main reason for this is because with Amazon I can download only the songs I want without having to pay a monthly fee for a bucket of downloads that I have to use or lose. Plus Amazon’s store is also free of digital rights management (DRM) so they will work on any computer or device in my house.
DRM Free Revolution
Last week, Amazon opened its MP3 Download Store. With over two million tracks averaging out at 89 cents a track, it is an impressive entry into the market of music downloads. Totally ripping Apple a new one, Amazon has unveiled what could really be a successful product, if they do it right.
Songs & Such: “Bittersweet” by Poor Old Lu
Lets jump right in. This week will will be looking at the song “Bittersweet” from Poor Old Lu’s EP, Straight Six. The album Straight Six is interesting in that most of it was written in the studio with very little forethought into the songs other than generic ideas. The song “Bittersweet”, at the time, was probably the song that was most unlike Poor Old Lu had written (later came the song “Rail” which is kind of an offshoot musically from “Bittersweet”).
“Hot in Herre”
If you have not been introduced to the brilliance that is Jenny Owen Youngs, then allow me to help you with that problem. I found out about Jenny through her track “F**k Was I” that was featured in an episode of the Showtime series Weeds. Since then she has released an EP that [...]
Songs & Such: “Bliss Is” by Poor Old Lu
It was really hard to pick a song off of the album Sin by Poor Old Lu for this week’s “Songs & Such” article. The main reason being it is arguably one of my favorite albums by the band as it contains the song that made me fall in love with the band. But going with “Bliss Is” was in the end a great choice because it is the song that is most different from the rest of the album in it’s funk edginess. Also the subject matter is something that seems important of late, family.